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TIL the peace symbol is comprised of the semaphores (flag symbols) for N and D, representing the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

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Gewg TIL A single tiger along the India / Nepal border once killed and ate an estimated 430 people.
b9XyE TIL Queen Elizabeth once went for a walk near her Balmoral estate with one of her protection officers and met some American tourists who didn’t recognise her. They asked her if she’d ever met the Queen and she said “No”, then pointed to her officer and said “he has”. They didn’t connect the dots.
jLEX TIL that Anti-Climb Paint was a thing
7rV0p TIL of the Boerne 0.5K Run, with a donut station and designated smoking area at the halfway point and 0.5K VIP Shuttle option
j6XQj TIL a pilot "pushed" a fellow aviators plane out of hostile airspace during the Vietnam war so they could safely eject over friendly skies and be rescued.